Health · Byron

Byron, ME health

Byron differs from Maine on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.9% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.8% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04275 (all of Byron)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 174 people are less certain, so we show Byron's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Byron compares with Maine

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Byron adults…

45 of every 100 Byron adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 41.5–48.6%

Bars show Byron; the black tick is Maine. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Byron, betterByron, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Byron
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Byron
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Byron
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.8% Byron
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Byron adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Maine.

Yearly checkup

ME 81%

Dentist visit

ME 64%

Cholesterol check

ME 87%

Colon screening

ME 71%

Mammogram

ME 80%

Taking BP meds

ME 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Byron 7.8% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Byron adults are doing

1 in 3Byron adults feel lonely

30.4% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Byron adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Byron adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Byron adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · Maine 17.7% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Byron adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Byron adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Byron adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Byron adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · ME 7.8% · about the same

17.3% of Byron adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

36%

of Byron adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.5%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

Black tick: Maine. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Byron

Byron and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Byron36%

Roxbury36%

Care nearby

Rumford HospitalRumford · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 24.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin · 29 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway · 34.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rangeley Family MedicineRangeley · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bethel Family Health CenterBethel · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careByron is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rumford · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careByron is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rumford · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthByron is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bethel · need score 18 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Byron. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Byron

Measure	Byron	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45%	41.5–48.6%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	46.9%	43.3–50.5%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	36%	31.6–41.1%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	42.4%	39.1–45.8%	32%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.6–27.5%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.6%	14.6–20.9%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.1%	11.8–14.7%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.5%	11.2–14%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.8%	14.7–19.2%	11.2%	worse
COPD	12.8%	10.8–15.1%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	11.2%	9.8–12.7%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.6–6%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.8%	15.3–22.2%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	13%	11–15.4%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	27.4%	23.2–32%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.2%	27.2–35.4%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.5%	82–86.8%	81.2%	better
Dentist visit	63.2%	60.1–66.2%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.4%	88.9–91.9%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	71.2%	67.2–74.8%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.9%	73.2–83.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	79–84.7%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6–10%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	26.8–34.1%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	20.9–27.6%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.3–18.1%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	20.6–28%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.6%	16.3–21.1%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.1–15.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.6–12.3%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.6–9.2%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.3%	13.8–21.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36%	31.9–40.4%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.5%	16.6–22.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.6–18.1%	15.5%
Hearing	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	8.4%
Vision	5.9%	5–6.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.3–6%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.3–11.3%	8.1%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Byron door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Byron better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Byron by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Byron by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Maine figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.